Hornbill Poem 4 : Childhood MCQs Here are Hornbill Poem 4 : Childhood MCQs 1. What realization marks the poet’s loss of childhood? The excitement of birthdays The importance of school The magic of fairy tales The hypocrisy of adults 2. What question does the poet repeat throughout the poem? What happens after death? When did my childhood go? Why do adults lie? Where did my toys go? 3. Who is the poet of ‘Childhood’? Robert Frost William Wordsworth Walt Whitman Markus Natten 4. What does the poet mean by ‘the face of an infant’? A mirror The innocence of childhood His lost memories His younger self 5. What does the poem reflect on? The transition from childhood to adulthood The beauty of the countryside The struggle of school life The importance of imagination 6. What does the poet question in the poem? Why people grow old How the seasons change When and where he lost his childhood Why it rains 7. What does the poet notice about adults? They never make mistakes They do not practice what they preach They are always happy They live in the past 8. Where does the poet say his childhood has gone? Hidden in an infant’s face Lost in his memories Buried in the past Trapped in a dream 9. What is the central theme of the poem? The hardships of life The joy of playing The loss of childhood The beauty of nature 10. What does the poet say about Heaven and Hell? They are created by humans They do not exist in geography books They are real places They can be visited Loading …